Cake Decorating

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Cake Decorating
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Cake Decorating Basics

• Buttercream icing is the best icing for taste and
  good decorating results.

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Adding Color to Icing

• The trick to coloring icing is to add the color a
  little at a time and to mix it in well before you
  add more.
• Use paste icing color for most cake decorating.

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Icing the Cake

• Decorations on a cake look their best when the
  cake has a smoothly iced surface.
• Start with a level cake surface.

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Icing the Cake

• Put layers together with icing

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Icing the Cake

• Ice the top of the cake first.
• Cover the sides and smooth out icing

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Types of Bags

• Decorating Bags hold the icing and decorating
  tips so you can create all kinds of decorations.
• Coupler -tool that lets you change tips on the
  decorating bag so you can make borders, flowers,
  and other trims using different tips on the same
  bag of icing.

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Decorating Bags

• Disposable Decorating Bags-clear, plastic and
  good for fast decorating.
• Parchment Bags-you can make a decorating bag from
  parchment paper.

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Filling a Decorating Bag

• 1. Remove ring from coupler and push the coupler
  into the narrow end of the bag.
• 2. Mark the bag with a pencil where the lower
  threads appear.

• Remove coupler and trim bag at pencil mark.
• Push the coupler back into the bag to expose the
  bottom threads.
• Position a decorating tip over the coupler and
  screw the ring in place.
• To change tips, remove the ring, replace the tip
  and ring.

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Filling a Decorating Bag
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Filling a Decorating Bag

• To fill a bag, cuff open end over your hand.
• Use a spatula to fill the bag ½ to ? full of
  icing.
• 8. Twist the end of the bag closed, forcing the
  icing down into the bag and tip.

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Basics of Decorating

• 1. Consistency
• Flowers require a stiff consistency icing
• Borders require a medium consistency icing
• Writing and leaves require thin consistency
  icing

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Basics of Decorating

• 2.  Bag Position
• 90 angle-the decorating bag is held
  perpendicular to the surface of the cake.

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Basics of Decorating

• 45 angle-the decorating bag is held at a slight
  angle to the surface you are decorating.

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Basics of Decorating

• 3. Pressure Control- the amount of pressure
  applied to the decorating bag, as well as the
  size of the opening in the decorating tip will
  determine the size of the icing decoration.

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Novelty Shaped Cakes

• 1. Ice sides and other areas per instructions
  smooth.
• 2. Outline details.

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Novelty Shaped Cakes

1. Pipe in facial features, small details, window,
   doors, etc.
2. Cover areas with stars, stripes, zigzags or
   hair.

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Novelty Shaped Cakes

1. Add message.
2. Edge top and base with borders. Attach flowers or
   trims.

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Buttercream Icing

• 1 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
• 4 cups (1 lb) confectioners sugar
• 2 Tablespoons water or milk
• Cream shortening with electric mixer. Add
  vanilla. Gradually add sugar, beating well on
  medium speed. Add water or milk and beat at
  medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep icing
  covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.